Unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the borough include East Bound Brook and Lincoln. Main article: Middlesex Sampling Plant Geography Īccording to the United States Census Bureau, the borough had a total area of 3.51 square miles (9.09 km 2), including 3.49 square miles (9.03 km 2) of land and 0.02 square miles (0.06 km 2) of water (0.63%). Two constables were the law enforcement officers and were soon assisted by five appointed marshals. George Harris was elected as the first mayor and the first borough council was elected at the same time. Middlesex was a portion of Piscataway Township, until May 6, 1913, when it was incorporated as a separate entity through the action of the state legislature and local referendum. In 1905, the Lincoln section of Middlesex organized a volunteer fire company and that set the organization of four other fire companies in the borough. Virgin School was the first parochial school built in 1954. As the Borough grew new schools were constructed to accommodate many more students. The original Pierce School was known as the East Bound Brook School House and The Parker House was also used for education until it was converted into a two-family house. The Harris Lane School was a one-room schoolhouse that was the oldest school in Middlesex County, dating back to its construction in the 1790s.
The borough was named after Middlesex, England.
Middlesex was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 9, 1913, from portions of Piscataway, based on the results of a referendum held on May 6, 1913. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 14,636, its highest decennial count and an increase of 1,001 (+7.3%) from the 2010 census count of 13,635, which in turn reflected a decline of 82 (−0.6%) from the 13,717 counted in the 2000 census. It is located within the Raritan Valley region. Middlesex is a borough in Middlesex County, in the U.S.
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